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Chapter 56

           Heraisedhiseyestothecliff,thatinadarklinetrendedalongthehorizonoftheskybrokenatbothendsbythetopsofsometalltreesthatroseaboveitscrest.Therewereaboutfiftypacesofclearspace,whichheknewtobetheedgeoftheupperplainterminatingatthebrowoftheprecipice.

           Thelineseparatingthechiarofromtheoscurocouldbetraceddistinctlyasintheday.Abrilliantmoonwasbeyondit.Asnakecouldhavebeenseencrawlingalongthetopofthecliff.

           Therewasnothingtobeseenthere.

           Buttherewassomethingtobeheard.AsZebstoodlisteningtherecameasoundfromtheupperplain,thatseemedtohavebeenproducednotfarbackfromthesummitofthecliff.Itresembledtheclinkingofahorse’sshoestruckagainstaloosestone.

           SoconjecturedZeb,aswithopenearshelistenedtocatchitsrepetition.

           Itwasnotrepeated;buthesoonsawwhattoldhimhisconjecturewascorrectahorse,steppingoutfrombehindthetreetops,andadvancingalongthelineofthebluff.Therewasamanuponhisbackbothhorseandmandistinctlyseenindarksilhouetteagainsttheclearsapphiresky.

           Thefigureofthehorsewasperfect,asintheoutlinesofaskilfullycastmedallion.

           Thatofthemancouldbetracedonlyfromthesaddletotheshoulders.Below,thelimbswerelostintheshadowoftheanimalthoughthesparkleofspurandstirruptoldthattheywerethere.Above,therewasnothingnoteventhesemblanceofahead!

           ZebStumprubbedhiseyesandlooked;andrubbedthemandlookedagain.

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